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It's been a month practicing and I have improved my scores significantly but I am going bad with timing. Quants are taking 3 minutes for each question and roughly 2+ minutes for verbal. Can anyone help me how i can improve my speed for each question ?
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Hey, Tight timing usually points to a lack of internalized structure for different question types. Focus on building a step-by-step approach for each type and drill with a timer. For example, CR shouldn't take more than 2:00–2:15 per question, and you should hit that rhythm through repetition, not just speed. Try out these tricks to start with:

* Stick to time benchmarks: ~2 min per question.
* Practice in sets of 5–6 with a block timer.
* Review mocks to spot and fix time sinks.
* Drill medium questions under strict time, review hard ones untimed.
* Use skip-and-return if stuck after 30 secs.
* Build mental templates for each question type to cut decision time.

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Hey, Tight timing usually points to a lack of internalized structure for different question types. Focus on building a step-by-step approach for each type and drill with a timer. For example, CR shouldn't take more than 2:00–2:15 per question, and you should hit that rhythm through repetition, not just speed. Try out these tricks to start with:

* Stick to time benchmarks: ~2 min per question.
* Practice in sets of 5–6 with a block timer.
* Review mocks to spot and fix time sinks.
* Drill medium questions under strict time, review hard ones untimed.
* Use skip-and-return if stuck after 30 secs.
* Build mental templates for each question type to cut decision time.

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My GMAT story: https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-i-scored ... l#p3588949
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Thanks bro.. gives me a huge boost. Next 2 week I will follow this and improve
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In addition to difficult Quant questions, reviewing questions you already got correct or consider easy could be helpful. If you get more efficient at easy questions, any time you save may come in handy later on and take a bit of the edge off. Perhaps, for example, you notice the answer choices themselves could have been helpful in some way sometimes.

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The above advice about following a standardized approach to question solving would help you greatly. A new question on a familiar question type should be about processing the question.
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Hi abhimaster,

I think you should spend that time engaging in topical practice which will help you locate and fix content gaps that may be slowing you down. As you fill those gaps you’ll develop the ability to a) quickly recognize and then b) execute a plan of attack when solving problems.

For example, take the quant topic of units digit patterns. While such a topic may seem challenging at first, imagine how “automatic” answering units digit pattern questions will be if you learn about the concepts related to those questions, and then practice numerous units digit patterns questions. You’ll easily recognize when you have a units digit pattern question and quickly execute when solving the problem.

What is the units digit of 3^22

(A) 9
(B) 7
(C) 3
(D) 1
(E) 0

Solution:

Recognition: If you have spent time mastering units digits patterns, you’ll get a big smile on your face when you see this problem!

Execution: Because you have a units digits pattern question, you execute by recalling and using the pattern for positive integer powers of 3.

Now, let’s discuss how to solve the above problem.

Recall that the pattern for the units digits of powers of 3 is 3-9-7-1. In this pattern, every power to which 3 is raised that is a multiple of 4 has a units digit of 1.

We need to determine the units digit of 3^22.

First, we note that the units digit of 3^20 must be 1, since the exponent 20 is a multiple of 4. Next, the units digit of 321 must be the next number in the pattern, which is 3. And finally, the units digit of 322 is the next number in the pattern, which is 9.

Answer: A

For some more advice, feel free to check out this article:

How to Get Faster at GMAT Quant Questions
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